Careers
Help support the social and affordable housing sector by pursuing a career with one of the largest providers of services for homeless people or those at risk of homelessness in Melbourne’s north and west. We want to hear from you if you are looking for a career-enhancing role with a friendly and professional work environment where your contribution is valued.
Unison offers positions to individuals based on merit and where qualifications, experience, skills and abilities match the position requirements.
Unison is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, the LGBTQIA+ communities and those living with a disability to apply.
Unison staff benefits
- Access to $15,900 of tax-free salary packaging arrangements, which can add significant value to the earnings of eligible staff
- Monthly RDO for eligible full-time staff
- Five weeks of annual leave
- 17.5% leave loading payment
- Additional paid parental leave on top of Government entitlements
- Learning and Development opportunities to ensure that you have the adequate skills to perform your current role, and the opportunity to enhance your work performance to meet your career direction
- Employee Assistance Program
People Partner
About Unison
Unison is one of Victoria’s leading housing organisations working to reduce disadvantage and social exclusion. We believe that affordable housing is the foundation on which to build a life of value but that a good life takes more than just housing – a good life takes place in a community. Unison also assists over 3,500 people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness each year across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs, Geelong and Werribee.
About the role
We’re looking for a People Partner to join our People Team. This role will work on the ground across our organisation to bring Unison’s people strategy to life, making sure that it’s impactful and fit for purpose. You’ll partner with leaders across the organisation to support their workforce needs and lend your ER advice. You will work closely with the Director People to implement our people strategy, including our wellbeing, capability, belonging and leadership programs.
About you
You may have spent some time honing your generalist and business partnering skills and you’re now on the hunt for something more complex – and more rewarding – including leadership level stakeholders.
You know how to strike a balance between black and white policies and procedures, and your stakeholder’s operational needs in a way that smoothly supports their efficient and effective delivery. Whether or not you have a background in the housing or homelessness sector isn’t crucial because you work quickly and are hungry to learn and grow.
People that have worked with you will describe you as warm, calm-minded and true to your word, as you know those qualities are critical to a People Team building a culture of service to an organisation.
Working for Unison
In return, you’ll have access to five weeks of annual leave with 17.5% loading each year, additional personal leave, employer-paid and equal parental leave, generous salary packaging and robust wellbeing and capability programs as part of Unison’s commitment to being a leading employer of choice. We protect our people’s work/life balance and are open to considering full-time or part-time applicants for this role, plus working from home options.
This role is classified under SCHADS award level 6 which is approximately $97,000-106,000 per annum, plus super.
Please find the Position Description below.
Apply now
To apply, email your cover letter and resume to the People Team at careers@unison.org.au by 18 July 2025, or if you have any further questions you can contact 0466 903 597.
Place Manager
About Unison
Unison is a for-purpose organisation that works to reduce disadvantage and social exclusion for over 3,500 people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness each year. We believe that housing is the foundation on which to build a life of value but that a good life takes more than just housing - a good life takes place in a community. We’re also committed to building a thriving community internally for the people that work with us. We’re proud to offer contemporary people programs and benefits in line with our values, and we’re certified as a Great Place to Work.
About the role
Our Place Managers oversee a portfolio of renters within a specific geographical patch and are the first point of call for everything relating to their Unison property, including their onboarding, rights and responsibilities, maintenance and inspection practices, and rent obligations.
This is a full-time, 12-month parental leave cover position based at our Footscray office and falls under SCHADS Level 4 with a salary of approximately $87,000 per annum (plus super and leave loading).
About you
You’ll be empathetic, resilient and highly skilled in building strong relationships with your renters, and responding to challenges when working with vulnerable people and in complex situations.
Knowledge and practice within social housing, residential tenancy or social work sectors will assist you to hit the ground running in this role which will be based at a primary office location but include frequent travel to visit your renters.
On offer
In return, you’ll have access to rostered days off, generous salary packaging, five weeks of annual leave with 17.5% leave loading, 15 days of personal leave, employer paid parental leave and robust wellbeing and capability programs as part of Unison’s commitment to being a leading employer of choice.
Apply now
If you’re interested, we’d love to hear from you. You can view the position description below or contact 0466 903 597 for further information. To apply, email your cover letter and resume to careers@unison.org.au asap as we will be reviewing applications as they come in.
Expressions of Interest
We are always on the hunt for Place Managers or Intake Assessment and Planning (IAP) workers. If you’re interested in joining the Unison team and feel as though you have the skills and experience outlined in the attached position description, please send your resume and cover letter to careers@unison.org.au to be considered for future roles.
If we think you match a role that becomes available, we will call you to confirm your interest and availability for the job.